High School Students' Engineering and Academic Achievements Highlighted During Annual Northrop Grumman HIP Project Expo
August 10 2016 - 10:09AM
Twelve local high school students showcased a variety of
engineering accomplishments and two others received scholarships
during the annual Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) High
School Involvement Partnership (HIP) Project Expo June 14.
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The HIP Project Expo is the culmination of a yearlong program
that pairs high school students with engineering mentors at
Northrop Grumman. Now in its ninth year at Northrop Grumman's
Rolling Meadows campus, the HIP program is a developmental
initiative geared toward increasing high school students' interest
in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
fields.
"Every one of our engineers can tell you about an individual who
inspired them to follow their passion," said Jeff Palombo, vice
president and general manager, land and avionics C4ISR division,
Northrop Grumman. "Fostering STEM development in our community is
critical to the future of our industry, and because of programs
like HIP, we're able to help develop the next wave of technical
greats."
The program's first-year students built rolling robots capable
of navigating an obstacle course while returning participants took
on projects of their own choosing and worked closely with their
mentors to bring them to life.
Second-year students created engineering projects of their own,
incorporating various disciplines of engineering such as
electrical, software, mechanical and hardware. Projects included a
mobile application for iOS devices, a mock electric piano
synthesizer, a quad copter, a V-TEK 3D laser scanner, a range
finder that reads values of distance and projects onto a screen, a
study-tool app for Android devices, a gimbal to track a red object
in real time, and a 3D-printed robot controlled with Kinect
software.
Also during the event, Northrop Grumman recognized Joshua
Gustafson (Rolling Meadows High School) and Caleb Vail (William
Fremd High School) as recipients of scholarships through the
Engineering Scholars program. Both students received the
merit-based scholarship for their excellent academic achievements
and community involvement. The $10,000 scholarships are payable in
$2,500 annual installments over four years.
Gustafson was a member of the Marching Band, Concert Band, 30+
ACT Club, National Honor Society and National Technology Honor
Society. He has participated in several STEM programs in high
school such as the FIRST Robotics Competition and Project Lead the
Way. He is active in Boy Scouts, reaching Brotherhood in Honor in
Scouting's Order of the Arrow and achieving the rank of Eagle
Scout. These experiences helped him decide to pursue a degree in
mechanical engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Vail is an AP Scholar with Distinction, scored a perfect 800 on
his physics SAT and earned a 3.97 GPA. He was a football and track
and field captain, leading his teammates in performing community
service for military personnel and single mothers in need. He is a
volunteer math and physics tutor and has served the homeless in
Chicago with his church high school. He will be attending the
University of Chicago as a University Scholar with plans to study
physics and mathematics.
The Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars program is aimed at
supporting promising high school seniors who intend to pursue a
career in an engineering-related field. Candidates must plan to
attend an accredited college or university school of engineering as
a full-time student in an approved engineering program. The funds
can be used for tuition, books, room and board, and lab fees.
A committee of Northrop Grumman employees selected the
Engineering Scholars winners. To be eligible, each scholarship
applicant had to be a resident of Rolling Meadows, Arlington
Heights, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Mount Prospect or Palatine,
and be a graduating senior this spring from a public or accredited
private high school in the state. Applicants also had to have a
minimum composite SAT score of 1,700 or ACT score of 27 and a
minimum GPA of 3.5. The committee also took into consideration work
experience, community involvement and extracurricular activities.
For more information on the Engineering Scholars program, please
visit:
http://www.northropgrumman.com/CorporateResponsibility/Community/Pages/engineeringscholars.aspx
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worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more
information.
CONTACT: Ellen Hamilton
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ellen.hamilton@ngc.com
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